Giving Back to Animal Friends! - Stardoll-baba

Many of us love animals, and get a lot out of playing with them! It has been shown that people who live with pets are healthier and less stressed. It makes sense for us to thank the animals for helping us, by helping them! Here are some ways to give back to the animals.

Keeping the environment clean!

A healthy environment keeps our wild animal friends happy and healthy! Here are a few ways to look after the environment:
- Compost fruit and vegetable waste instead of throwing it away
- Recycle paper and plastic
- Try shopping for vintage clothes instead of new
There are lots of other ways to help the environment - see how many you can find!

Help out your local shelter!

Animal shelters are places where stray animals are looked after and adopted out. They often need people to come and help feed, clean, and play with the animals. With your parent's permission and help, try ringing your local shelter and asking them if they need anyone to come help out! Volunteering in this way will let you help the animals, your community, and is good work experience when you start applying for jobs in the future.

If you are getting a pet, adopt from a shelter!

If you and your family is looking to get a pet, suggest getting one from a shelter. The animals there may not be perfectly pedigreed, but they are often friendly and make very loving pets. You will also know that you are helping an animal that did not have the best start to its life!

How do you help the animals?